Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left for North Korea on Sunday, China's state-run Xinhua news agency said, on a trip that comes amid growing international pressure on Pyongyang to return to disarmament talks.
Wen was due to visit China's isolated neighbour until Tuesday, according to previous state media reports.
The trip has been portrayed as a goodwill visit by China, but it has also added to expectations of a possible resumption in stalled six-nation denuclearisation talks.
Wen was accompanied on his departure from Beijing by Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and by China's envoy to the six-party talks, Wu Dawei, Xinhua said.
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